Obama’s Foreign Policy In Review – Introduction

This marks the first of a series of articles analyzing President Obama’s foreign policy initiatives since the beginning of his administration. President Obama finds himself at a pivotal time in American history: The U.S. is embattled in a global “War on Terror,” which includes two very important ground wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Overall relations between the Western and Islamic worlds are bad as the American military presence in Muslim countries continues to be viewed as invasion and occupation.

These wars come at a time when significant shifts are taking place in global security politics. China is rising at an impressive rate and will soon stand as the second largest economy in the world. India, Brazil and Russia are all rising in their own ways. Of these, Russia is presenting the most significant challenges to the United States, including its small war in Georgia and its growing influence in Eastern Europe. Rumors have it that Iran is developing its own nuclear arsenal and Israel vows to never let this existential threat arise. As if the rise of its competitors doesn’t present enough challenges the United States must also manage its long-standing relationships with its allies and friends, most significantly in Europe (Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and East Europe) as well as in Asia (Japan and Taiwan).

Philosoguy.com will be publishing a series of foreign policy reviews concerning these important foreign policy issues. The main talking points and the order in which they will be discussed are:

I. The Middle East: Israel and Iran
II. America’s Ground Wars: Iraq and Afghanistan
III. The Western Hemisphere
IV. Europe: The West and Russia
V. Rising China

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